RAMMY Eat the Vote April 11, 2012

Presidential Primaries are no longer the hottest elections this time of year: the RAMMY “Eat the Vote” promotion is back! From April 12-29, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) encourages food-lovers to "Eat the Vote" and cast a ballot for the 2012 publicly voted RAMMY categories of Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene, Power Spot and Neighborhood Gathering Place.

701 (701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW) is hosting a Power Voting Party on Wednesday, 4/18 from 5 to 9 p.m. with complimentary hors d'oeuvres, $7 cocktails & wines by the glass, and laptop stations set up for voting. The Power Spot nominee will also offer a special Power Happy Hour through the entire voting period with $6 wines, $7 cocktails and 3 small plates for only $20 from 4-7 p.m. nightly.

Bastille (1201 North Royal St., Alexandria, VA) will host "Float the Vote" from Thursday, 4/12 through Sunday, 7/15. The Neighborhood Gathering Place nominee will offer a complimentary Root Beer or Cola Ice Cream Float with every vote made in-house on their iPad.

Café Saint-Ex (1847 14th St. NW) has two weeks of promotions planned to encourage votes for the Neighborhood Gathering Place nominee. Saint-Ex is celebrating DC Emancipation Day on Sunday, 4/15 and Monday, 4/16 with complimentary drinks and DC Brau beer specials throughout the day for a vote. Through the entire voting period, Saint-Ex will also host a special Facebook promotion where fans who re-post the restaurant’s Neighborhood Gathering Place photo will get a beer on the house and a chance for an invite to an exclusive party with drinks and eats if the restaurant wins.

Et Voila! (5120 MacArthur Blvd. NW) will host a “One Vote, One Beer” promotion where guests who vote for Et Voila! on their smartphone can enjoy one of the restaurant’s Belgian beers for only $1 through the entire voting period. The Neighborhood Gathering Place nominee will also celebrate their nomination by offering $4 Belgian beers every day from 4/12-4/29.

Hill Country Barbecue Market (616 E St. NW) will host "Hill Punchry Hot Spot Shot" nights throughout the voting period. Each night from 4/12-4/29, the Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene nominee will buy a round of shots for everyone in the bar at "shot o'clock" - each night will be a different shot at a different time.

The Majestic (911 King St., Alexandria, VA) is encouraging guests to vote with their "Good Things Come to Those that Vote" promotion. From April 12-29, the Neighborhood Gathering Place nominee will have an iPad on hand in the restaurant for people to vote, and will enter them into a drawing for a Nana's Sunday dinner for four, which will be decided at the end of the voting period.

The Oval Room (800 Connecticut Ave. NW) will feature a “Power” Cocktail special for all patrons who show proof of voting from 4/12-4/29. The Power Spot nominee will serve up the Whiskey Smash with whiskey, simple syrup, fresh lemon juice and fresh mint at a reduced price of $10.